As mentioned in the previous section, using the NRS allows us to develop interesting robotics applications without the need to reprogram the Vex microcontroller. The NRS's robot program that was installed on the microcontroller in the previous steps is intended to be an all-purpose program. Instead, we will develop new robotics applications by writing software to be run on a nearby PC (the server). The server applications will be written in the C# programming language, and will send commands to the robot using wireless communication. This section will give a very brief introduction to programming in C# to get us started working with the NRS. There are LOTS of very good webpages out there on programming in C#; so feel free to browse for tips and tutorials. We have provided a list of a few good programming references in the Appendices.
Basic Programming
<-- Prev --------- Contents --------- Next -->As mentioned in the previous section, using the NRS allows us to develop interesting robotics applications without the need to reprogram the Vex microcontroller. The NRS's robot program that was installed on the microcontroller in the previous steps is intended to be an all-purpose program. Instead, we will develop new robotics applications by writing software to be run on a nearby PC (the server). The server applications will be written in the C# programming language, and will send commands to the robot using wireless communication. This section will give a very brief introduction to programming in C# to get us started working with the NRS. There are LOTS of very good webpages out there on programming in C#; so feel free to browse for tips and tutorials. We have provided a list of a few good programming references in the Appendices.
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